Subject: The First Leg of Psyche's Mission
From: Daniel Adamo <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2023 13:29:44 -0700

ATIG Members-

After a year-long delay required to fix defective onboard software, launching the Psyche mission to metal-rich main belt asteroid (16) Psyche on Friday, October 13 didn't appear to be a good idea.  But my superstitions also appear to be defective, and Psyche has departed Earth without incident.  The attached paper describes the mission's first segment in which Psyche will obtain a gravity assist from Mars in 2026.  Enjoy!

-Dan